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Local Man Arrested after Infant Suffers Burns

A Chillicothe man is facing felony charges after an infant in his care had to be treated for a serious injury.

Chillicothe Police report they were called to Adena Regional Medical Center at 5pm Thursday where the four month old infant was being treated for serious burns to his head and neck area. The child was later transferred to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus.

Police say the child was in the care of 21 year old Cody A. Blevins of Prospect Street while the child's mother was at work.

Blevins has been arrested for 3rd degree Felony Child Endangering and was taken to the Ross County Jail.